Why Netflix’s Adolescence feels like an emergency

A 13-year-old boy, a murder, and the internet—where does the blame begin? Suhayla Sharif and Dilpreet Kaur Taggar break down Adolescence, Netflix’s chilling dive into the manosphere, incel culture, and the online rabbit holes shaping young men. When ideology turns dangerous, who’s really in control?

This "woe is me" ideology that a lot of young boys are carrying results in catastrophic consequences for women. I also looked at the show as an SOS for parents that don't know what their kids are consuming, what kind of language they're using when they talk about women.

Dilpreet Kaur Taggar, SBS Spice

This is inspired by the stories of so many women and the men that have killed them, and there's no doubt in saying that this is happening. When do we say enough is enough? How many more women are we going to let die before this stops?

Suhayla Sharif, SBS Spice

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